Canning and Preserving

What do you do when it snows 9″ on top of a few inches still on the ground? You send the dogs outside to play and take pictures. I love to watch Brandy run. She had a good four years of puppyhood with injured or uncomfortable legs until we could get her the TTA surgeries…

Earlier this month I signed up for the first Indy Food Swap of 2015. My friends have been food swappers since the first event in 2011, and I’ve known it existed, but I haven’t attended because either the timing wasn’t right or I contemplated too much over what to bring. This food swap was a bit of…

As I type this, I hear rain trickling on the roof and windows, snores from dogs sleeping, and Lidia Bastianich of PBS’ Create TV discussing the differences between green, red and black lentils. The local weather channel says we will expect lows of 5 and 10 degrees this week. Glistening blankets of snow are nowhere in sight, making…

I used to hate mustard. I used to hate a lot of bitter and sour tastes – pickles, sauerkraut (which I’m still working on) and just about anything that made my lips pucker and my eyes squint. If you did too, you’ll love this whole grain beer mustard. It starts out sweet from honey and…

Several people have told me they are afraid to can tomatoes. Whether it’s woes about water bath versus pressure canning or the lengthy process of boiling, blanching, peeling and dicing them, it’s not OK to let yourself be intimidated by a round, red object! Stand up to the tomato and say I WILL CAN YOU!…

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My name is Bhavna - Welcome to Solid Gold Eats, where I encourage you to try new things and make dishes that are solid gold hits at the dinner table and beyond. I write about my life in and around the home, and my growing interest in the science of how food works. Read More…